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DIY: Chic and Cheap Upholstered Bed

January 18, 2010

You know how much I love custom and cheap.  And you know how Miles can launch himself out of his crib and so he needed to have a bog boy bed.  Voila!  A very low to the ground and very chic alternative to a toddler bed.  And you can make it in any size!
I saw [...]

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DIY Simple. Small. Sassy. Storage.

January 4, 2010

When you have a random tiny space under a dormer or in some tiny corner and you need every square inch of it for some extra storage and you don’t want some white laminate thing that doesn’t really fit – you find some wood scraps and throw it together.  Then you paint it and it looks [...]

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Nesting…Nesting…1,2,3

January 2, 2010

Can you hear me?  I am a full blown bird at this point and that well known nesting instinct has taken over my entire persona.  My little chicks – I have wings I tell you…WINGS!  I have now judged and made a plan for every nook and cranny and organizational quandary in my house and will [...]

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Happy Holidays!

December 25, 2009

From my home to yours, a Very Happy Holiday!

Yes, making my own card this year allowed me to include a ton of pictures.  It also took a majillion years and made me want to strangle Photoshop.  But I like how it came out. 
From January though December I had a wonderful year and hope that you did too. [...]

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Large Vintage Dominos: Game Project Part I

November 30, 2009

I love vintage games and have been scouring flea markets and online auctions to no avail. I just never find what I want or what I want is way too expensive for this particular desire.  I have seen games c. 1900 and earlier for thousands of dollars!  I am thinking more like $10-$20 each.  Here [...]

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Simple Baby Shower Memory Book

November 9, 2009

I always wanted to be the crafty one and I never was.  This summer everything changed.  I finally found my inner crafter!  Now I am both handy with my tools and nearer to crafty and I love it!   I was part of a group of girls who threw a baby shower for our friend Michelle this summer and someone [...]

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Airplane Travel Tips with Small Children

November 3, 2009

First, Are you Crazy?
Are you sure you want to get on a plane with your little ones? This might be one of the top 10 times as a parent you will reconsider having kids in the first place.  I love to travel and decided to just push through and bring the kids so I have [...]

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